The troubles for Chicagoโ€™s Bow Truss Coffee and owner Phil Tadros continue. After a failed sale of the company and a sudden closing of all Chicago storefronts, a lawsuit has been filed against Tadros by 10 former Bow Truss employees alleging โ€œincomplete or late payment of regular and overtime wagesโ€ as well as a misallocation of wages for tax withholdings and benefit plans, โ€œincluding health and dental insurance and a retirement savings plan.โ€

According to the Chicago Tribune, the lawsuit also names Tadrosโ€™ business partner Darren Marshall and their digital agency, Doejo. The suit was made public by two former employees in a press conference on Monday held in front of one of the still-closed Bow Truss locations. Also in attendance were โ€œState Sen. Daniel Biss, Ald. Scott Waguespack, Ald. Ricardo Muรฑoz and Cook County Board Commissioner Jesus โ€˜Chuyโ€™ Garciaโ€ who โ€œspoke in support of the Bow Truss employees at the conference.โ€

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When reached for comment by the Tribune, Tadros stated that he believed all parties involved in filing the suit had been paid:

โ€œAs horrible as it is to be late, we definitely tried really hard to patch everybody up as soon as possible,โ€ he said. He said any former employee with outstanding issues should contact the company.

โ€œWeโ€™re very approachable, responsive, helpful and reasonable โ€” as horrible as the situation has been, we weren’t ignoring anybody.โ€

This story is developingโ€ฆ

Zac Cadwaladerย is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network.

*top image via the Chicago Tribune

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